အချင်း

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Burmese

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: အ'ချင်း
  • IPA(key): /ʔət͡ɕʰɪ́ɴ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a.hkyang: • ALA-LC: ʼakhyaṅʻʺ • BGN/PCGN: ăchin: • Okell: ăhcìñ

Etymology 1

From အ- (a.-, nominal prefix) + a component ချင်း (hkyang:) from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *k-yaŋ (uterus, placenta, cradle, nest); cognate with Tamang (kohyong, cradle) (STEDT).

Noun

အချင်း (a.hkyang:)

  1. placenta; afterbirth

Etymology 2

အ- (a.-, nominal prefix) +‎ ချင်း (hkyang:).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Which sense of ချင်း (hkyang:) is this referring to? Doesn't seem to be mentioned by either STEDT or Luce 1981.”

Noun

အချင်း (a.hkyang:)

  1. mettle; quality
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Etymology 3

Compare Sanskrit आख्यान (ākhyāna, tale; telling), Pali ākhyāna (tale; telling). Otherwise potentially related to Chinese (chàng, “to sing, chant”). MED considers this to be from အ- (a.-, nominal prefix) +‎ ချင်း (hkyang:, reciprocally).

Noun

အချင်း (a.hkyang:)

  1. song; poem (for recitation)

Etymology 4

Compare Chinese 直徑直径 (zhíjìng, “diameter”).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Related to the "go through, penetrate" sense of ချင်း (hkyang:)?”

Noun

အချင်း (a.hkyang:)

  1. (geometry) diameter
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Etymology 5

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Related to the "reciprocally" sense of ချင်း (hkyang:)?”

Noun

အချင်း (a.hkyang:)

  1. (archaic) term of address used among one's peers
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